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Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin

1878 - 1939

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Kuzma Sergeyevich Petrov-Vodkin, (Russian: Кузьма Сергеевич Петров-Водкин; November 5, [O. S. 24 October] 1878 – February 15, 1939) was a Russian and Soviet painter. His early iconographic work used special creative effects based on the curve of the globe, but its images were considered blasphemous by the Russian Orthodox Church. However he went on to become the first president of the Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin has received more than 129,579 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin is the 989th most popular painter (down from 929th in 2019), the 933rd most popular biography from Russia (down from 906th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Russian Painter.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin has had the most page views in the with 78,208 views, followed by English (11,673), and French (2,105). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Basque (97.86%), Kirghiz (97.19%), and Hungarian (65.40%)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin ranks 989 out of 2,023. Before him are Frans van Mieris the Elder, Józef Brandt, Jean Hey, Abraham Mignon, Taddeo Zuccari, and George Maciunas. After him are Max Slevogt, Władysław Podkowiński, Anton Janša, Marco Basaiti, Caspar van Wittel, and Walter Crane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin ranks 97. Before him are Léon Werth, Ernest King, Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, Charles Joughin, Herbert Chapman, and Georgios Kondylis. After him are Stamen Grigorov, Otto Freundlich, Mirra Alfassa, Theodoros Pangalos, Nikolaos Andriakopoulos, and Michel Théato. Among people deceased in 1939, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin ranks 70. Before him are Benjamin Tucker, Archibald Leitch, Louis Trousselier, Konstantin Somov, Masabumi Hosono, and Johann Strauss III. After him are Max Skladanowsky, Ma Rainey, Stjepan Sarkotić, Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz, Francisco León de la Barra, and Charles Tournemire.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin ranks 933 out of 3,761. Before him are Léonide Massine (1896), Konstantin Leontiev (1831), Patriarch Alexy I of Moscow (1877), Aleksandr Dvornikov (1961), Andrey II of Vladimir (1222), and Ivan Yefremov (1908). After him are Mikhail Yangel (1911), Anatoli Boukreev (1958), Platon Zubov (1767), Pavel Rotmistrov (1901), Feodosia Morozova (1632), and Aleksandr Privalov (1933).

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Among PAINTERS In Russia

Among painters born in Russia, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin ranks 32. Before him are Mikhail Nesterov (1862), Viktor Hartmann (1834), Alexei Savrasov (1830), Konstantin Korovin (1861), Vasily Polenov (1844), and Vasily Tropinin (1776). After him are Eero Järnefelt (1863), Abram Arkhipov (1862), Angelina Beloff (1879), Orest Kiprensky (1782), Alexey Venetsianov (1780), and Vladimir Makovsky (1846).

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